Ignorant
ἀμαθήςStrong’s G0261amathēs
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Amathēs is the Greek word usually translated “ignorant”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.”
Meaning
Usually translated “ignorant”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- ignorant 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Peter 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἀμαθής amathēs · ignorant
ἀμαθής, -ές (μανθάνω), [in Sm.: Psa.49:11 * ;] unlearned, ignorant: 2Pe.3:16 (on the rareness of this word, see MM, VGT, see word).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “ignorant” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
IG'NORANT, adjective
[Latin ignorans.]
Destitute of knowledge; uninstructed or uninformed; untaught; unenlightened. A man may be ignorant of the law, or of any art or science. He may be ignorant of his own rights, or of the rights of others.
- Unknown; undiscovered; a poetical use; as ignorant concealment.
- Unacquainted with.
- Unskillfully made or done. [Not legitimate.]
All definitions and other forms of “ignorant”
IG'NORANT, noun
A person untaught or uninformed; one unlettered or unskilled.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.